Oh indeed!
Hmmm the murals and papyrus depictions give new meaning to the song, Walk Like An Egyptian!
Here in the north it came with christianity. It took a long time for the the priests to force it upon people, though.
It is much the same here..
.. I though it was actually that, just a few people's way of thinking, then forced to be recognised by the rest.
I assumed as much. Western parts had plenty of connections to Scandinavia. We actually had a considerable cultural and genetic divide across the country. The treaty of Nöteborg once drew the border between Sweden and Russia along that. (Well, actually in 1323 the concept of borders didn't exist yet, the border wasn't drawn until the next century.) There are STILL some signs of that left... But 100 years ago they were actually quite clear. Like virginity mattering more in the east, girls having more freedom in the west.It is much the same here..
Our traditions and religious holidays are one wonderful mash of everything.
- and sex is much, much less frowned upon up here.
I really loved the story with the vulva being so powerful!!
I suspect that too. Some of the apostles seem to have been pretty... Anti-women. But still, how did the Jews of the time see sex, were there anti-sex thinking groups even before that?
It is time for me to sleep, so my mind is not able to think that well
Don't know. But do know that the Old Testament, the Torah and the Koran all have primarily the same stories word for word and all 3 descendants have yielded quite prudish followings today. I look back before the establishment of "civilization " and can't imagine such behavior. Survival relied on togetherness. Maybe I am just wishing...or grabbing straws...but I can't imagine sleeping in a cave listening to people having sex...and not being expected to participate. What else could build stronger unity? I can't imagine negative issues because that's how everyone was raised. No jealousy.
The Scandinavian attitude to sex is so much more adult and healthy than most other Western societies… the honest acceptance of the human body and mind as instruments of pleasure, rather than of shame, as in some repressed communities.It is much the same here..
Our traditions and religious holidays are one wonderful mash of everything.
- and sex is much, much less frowned upon up here.
I really loved the story with the vulva being so powerful!!
So this is what I know and please understand it goes against everything we are taught and indoctrinated with.
). I think around 500AD the Quran was produced. It is extremely feasible that Mohammad the merchant managed to get his hands on this book and copy Moses and disappear for a while and come back with a set of rules. To me logic dictates that the Quran was heavily influenced by the stories in the Bible hence the similarities.
I absolutely agree on the feasibility. Muslims argue that he was illiterate, but I don't believe that. The influence is clear and they even count Jesus as a profet.
Basically yes, absolutely!
I celebrate most holidays happily. I'm an athee, but the traditions are mostly pagan anyway...
Interesting to know where the artist mind was when creating this. Pretty cook actually. Have some other thoughts lol, but won't post them. Would for sure make an interesting night light.
Also, until the invention of printing press around 1436, books, including religious tracts, were hand written and not widely available. Additionally, with the exception of of the wealthy and educated, most people could not read. So most people got a biased and opinionated viewpoint of literature, including religious tracts through oral interpretation. The printing press was the opening salvo in a long struggle to bring literature and knowledge to the masses.So this is what I know and please understand it goes against everything we are taught and indoctrinated with.
The bible is a collection of stories that was decided by a Caesar and some monks as to what would be included in this book. Think about it, there was no tv, radio, printing press just stories and tales passed down through the generations. In about 400AD a Caesar got together a bunch of monks to reproduce this book (pre printing press mass production).
Now lslam, Mohammad was a merchant living and working on the Euphrates (not sure if it’s the right river but it was a river
Islam was extremely forward thinking prior to the advent of the Quran, with no social media in those days to refute anything and people being simple with no education (reading) beliefs were easy to impose. Islam gave the world distillation
Disclaimer: I was brought up with a catholic father and an agnostic mother. Sooo, I did the whole catholic thing to confirmation, this is why I am gay. I think religion is the most successful cult of all time.
Sorry if I have offended anyone, it is not my purpose.
My first thought wasn't a lamp...but an incense burner
The Victorian age was not without Erotica despite theocracy driven prudishness. A few very sexually explicit books of the era: "The Pearl" - William Lazenby, "The Romance of Lust" - Anonymous, "The Recollections of a Maryanne" aka "Sins of the Cities of the Plains" - Anonymous, "Nunnery Tales" - Anonymous, "Venus in Furs" - Ritter Von Leopold Sacher-Masoch, "Autobiography of a Flea" - Anonymous, "The Lustful Turk" - Anonymous, "Miss Bellasis Birched for Thieving" - Anonymous, "The Whippingham Papers" - St. George Stock, and "Gynecocracy" - Viscount Ladywood(?) are just a few. Proof even in the most repressive times people find a way to get their kink on. Anyone interested in BDSM themes should check out some of this eras literature, it is still relevant and still very sensual and erotic.Well.... If I had to mention one era that influenced our prudish ways,
(No, not religion.. at least not before this era, in Denmark it was well know that the clergy was full of debauchery and sex, with illegitimate children being a problem, that was just one of the reasons why we had the Reformation in 1536.. that and that the church was corrupt to the core and owned more land than the king.)
May I present:
Queen Victoria 1st.
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The Victorian period of literature roughly coincides with the years that Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and its Empire (1837-1901). During this era, Britain was transformed from a predominantly rural, agricultural society into an urban, industrial one.
Victorianism was the culture of top hats, of dresses that covered every inch of the female body, of rigid gender norms, and of an almost pathological fear of sexuality. Its defining characteristic was the desire for security, especially security from the influence of the lower classes
The exactly opposite of what we want to learn about.
So back to the regular curriculum!!
Ohhh!!
